Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace

Another person to be doubly hit by the Strictly curse is Flavia Cacace.

Flavia was dating Vincent Simone in 2007 when she was partnered with EastEnders actor Matt DiAngelo.

The pair made it to the final, losing out to Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler, but Flavia claimed a different prize – Matt.

She dumped Vincent to be with the actor, and they dated until 2010.

Jimi Mistry and Flavia Cacace

Flavia and Jimi got married in 2013 (Picture: BBC)

Incidentally, the reason for Matt and Flavia’s split was… er, the Strictly curse.

In 2010, Flavia was partnered with Jimi Mistry, and weeks after announcing she had split from Matt, Flavia hooked up with Jimi.

There’s a happy ending though – the couple got married in December 2013 and are still going strong.

Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole

Natasha and Brendan were rumoured to have had a fling (Picture: BBC)

The first known victims of the Strictly curse were series one winners Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole.

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Both were in relationships when they were partnered together – Natasha with Mike Barnard, and Brendan with fiancee Camilla Dallerup – but rumours of an affair swirled, and both stars split from their partners.

Natasha denied any rumours of a love affair, saying: ‘There was chemistry, of course, and I certainly fell in love with dancing, but I did not fall in love with Brendan.’

Brendan has since addressed the reports, saying: ‘I didn’t cross any lines with Natasha. I was single. Camilla had ended the relationship very early on in the series so what happened happened after that.

‘It was a harrowing time — winning the show as much as my friendship with Natasha. On the other hand it was like, Holy Moses. It can ruin a marriage so easily.’

‘I’ve never talked about what relationship Natasha and I had on the show. What I did learn is that Strictly is not reality. It’s a television show where emotions are very much heightened.’

Artem Chigvintsev and Kara Tointon

Artem Chigvintsev and Kara Tointon were partnered together in 2010 (Picture: BBC)

Professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev was paired with actress Kara Tointon in the 2010 series of the show.

Both of them were single at the time, hitting it off and becoming an item before the series was out.

They were the eventual winners of the glitterball for the eighth series.

Georgia May Foote and Giovanni Pernice

In 2015, Corrie’s Georgia May Foote joined the cast of Strictly and was paired with Italian stallion Giovanni Pernice.

At the time, Georgia – who reached the final with Gio – was dating her former Corrie co-star Sean Ward.

However, they split up after the competition, and Georgia and Giovanni went public with their relationship, although denied romance bloomed during the show.

After finally admitting to the relationship, it only lasted for a year before they amicably broke up.

Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez

Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez (Picture: gorka_marquez/Instagram)

Gemma Atikinson and Gorka Marquez weren’t partnered together in the 2017 series but they did fall for each other over the ballroom floor.

While Gemma was partnered with Aljaž Skorjanec in the 15th series, Gorka was dancing with Alexandra Burke. They both ended up as the runners-up along with Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice behind Joe McFadden and Katya Jones.

They didn’t confirm their romance until Valentine’s Day 2018 and have been together ever since.

Seann Walsh and Katya Jones

They were snapped stumbling and giggling as they made their way home after spending time at a pub in Marylebone in London one evening.

In the video footage and the images, Seann can be seen holding Katya’s head as they passionately kiss; they then give each other a hug before they continue their journey home, with Katya seen giving Seann a sultry dance as he snaps pictures on his phone.

A witness said: ‘They were snogging like a pair of teenagers and didn’t seem to care who might see them.’

The incident took place on Seann’s girlfriend of five years Rebecca Humphries’ birthday.

Katya has been married to show choreographer Neil Jones for five years.

Both parties have apologised and while Katya and Neil appear to be working on their romance, Rebecca ditched Seann.

Joe Sugg and Dianne Buswell

Strictly Come Dancing professional Dianne Buswell – who is partnered with Joe Sugg – is the latest celeb to be hit with rumours of the Strictly curse striking.

It followed the news that Dianne had split from her Emmerdale actor boyfriend Anthony Quinlan amid claims she’s ‘grown close’ to YouTuber Joe over the past few weeks.

A rep for Dianne and Anthony told Metro.co.uk: ‘Due to their busy schedules and distance they have split but still remain really close friends.’

Joe and Dianne have become fan favourites (Picture: BBC)

While there’s no suggestion anything was going on with Joe and Dianne before, sources say their friendship has definitely blossomed.

Ashley Roberts and Giovanni Pernice

Love is in the air (Picture: Splash; Rex)

Pro dancer Giovanni has reportedly been hanging out with celebrity hopeful Ashley when they are both in London over the weekends, and although it is early days, it has been claimed that ‘things are going well’.

And as both Ashley and Giovanni are single, the BBC can give a big sigh of relief.

‘He is training up north at the moment while she is based down here so they only get to see each other towards the end of the week. But they’ve been making the most of it. After the show each week they’ve been heading out for drinks together in London and just hanging out and looking very cosy.’

Ashley is partnered with Pasha Kovolev, while Giovanni is dancing with Faye Tozer; Faye and Gio were forced to deny claims that they were having an affair made by former Strictly Come Dancing professional Gleb Savchenko.